Description:

The paper outlines the research questions and methodology to be used, and provides a brief literature review on critical thinking, characteristics of the critical thinker and the standards that the critical thinker uses to guide his thinking. The paper highlights how the literature stresses the necessity of the development of critical thinking skills in nursing professional critical care staff.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Research Questions
Methodology
Critical Thinking Examined
Characteristics of the Critical Thinker
Standards That Guide the Critical Thinker's Thinking
Summary

From the Paper:

"It is critically important that today's professional nursing staff are taught critical thinking skills and there is no better way to do just this than through the use of critical care workbooks on critical thinking in handling critical care patients properly and successfully. Critical care workbooks enhance the learning of the nursing science students in that common situations are addressed in the workbooks as well as uncommon and rare situations that the nursing professional is likely to be faced with sometime during the course of their professional career."